Province of Matera, Italy
The Village of Craco
An Italian hillside ghost town.
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Province of Matera, Italy
An Italian hillside ghost town.
Ercolano, Italy
Pompeii's less famous neighbor is still revealing her secrets.
Gadmen, Switzerland
This amazing pedestrian suspension bridge in the Swiss Alps would give Indiana Jones nightmares.
Kuldīga, Latvia
The widest waterfall in Europe is a natural wonder and one of the only places where fish are caught in the air.
Minsk, Belarus
Remnants of the city's Soviet history hover over this modern fast-food outlet.
Chelyabinsk, Russia
The largest-known fragment of an asteroid that exploded over the southern Ural region in 2013.
Volgograd, Russia
The world's tallest statue of a woman wields the world's tallest sword and is at risk of toppling over.
Saint Petersburg, Russia
A scale model of Russia so big visitors are offered binoculars to rent so they can see the whole thing.
Medvezhyegorsky District, Russia
Stunning examples of Russia's 18th-century wooden architecture.
Dargavs, Russia
This ancient village and its adjoining cemetery have a beautiful history of death and remembrance.
Tbilisi, Georgia
This extraordinary, multi-pillared monument depicts the fascinating history of Georgia.
Akhali Atoni, Georgia
The second largest in the world, this massive underground void has its own subway.
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, Georgia
Fortified homes of highland warriors that are still in use today.
Georgia
Take respite inside this jaw-dropping church while climbing the volcano where Georgia's Prometheus was once chained.
Georgia
Ancient rock-hewn town that witnessed key events of Georgian history.
Georgia
Underground monastery and fortress.
Wrocław, Poland
In the center of Wrocław's old meat market stands a somber tribute to the city's livestock.
Malbork, Poland
This 13th century Gothic brick castle is the largest in the world by surface area.
Krakow, Poland
This sprawling concrete suburb of Kraków was designed by the Soviet Union as the model proletarian city.
Krakow, Poland
A memorial to the beloved brown bear that served in the Polish army during World War II.
Kudowa-Zdrój, Poland
The walls and ceiling of this Polish church are decorated with thousands of skulls, with another 21,000 skeletons just below.
Budapest, Hungary
A two-way chairlift system between Zugliget and the highest point in the city.
Bítov, Czechia
The castle in the romantic landscape of Podyjí houses what may be Europe's largest collection of taxidermy dogs.
Mariánské Lázně, Czechia
Stroll past dozens of intricately-detailed scale replicas of buildings from all over Czechia.